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  Class Notes
     
    1925-1979

1980-1989

1990-2001

1980
Class Co-Chairs
J. Christopher Collins
Elizabeth Palomba Sprague
Kathleen L. Wiese

Mark E. Tramontozzi, M.D., has been elected a corporator at Dime Savings Bank in Norwich, Conn. Tramontozzi maintains a general and vascular surgery practice in Norwich and serves as the attending surgeon at The William W. Backus Hospital.

1981
Class Co-Chairs
James G. Healy
Elizabeth Stevens Murdy
William J. Supple

The Hartford (Conn.) Financial Services Group announced in January that Frederick H. Eppinger has been named the executive vice president of property-casualty field and service operations. In March, Boston Partners Asset Management announced that William J. Supple has joined the firm as senior vice president and director of the company’s Taft-Hartley business. His responsibilities include sales, marketing and client service. Prior to joining Boston Partners, Supple had been vice president and a member of the Taft-Hartley group at Mellon Institutional Asset Management in Boston, in charge of sales and client service in New England and the Midwest. He currently serves as a trustee for the commonwealth of Massachusetts Health Care Security Trust, which is responsible for investing settlement funds from the state’s tobacco lawsuits.

1982
Class Co-Chairs
Jean Kelly Cummings
Susan L. Sullivan

Paul K. Kelly Jr. is a senior gasoline trader for British Petroleum (BP) in Waterville, Ill. Bernard J. “Bernie” Kilkelly and his wife, Maureen, announce the adoption of their daughter, Bernadette Elizabeth, born on June 25, 2001. Walter J. O’Donnell, M.D., is the clinical director of pulmonary at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Jacqueline Girard Vogl and her husband, Steven, announce the birth of their son, Sean Joseph, on Dec. 25. Daniel J. Walsh is employed by Red Hat Inc. as a software engineer/security specialist.

1983
Class Co-Chairs
Patricia G. Haylon
David J. Trasatti

Brian P. Kelley, who has been president of Lincoln Mercury, a division of Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., since January, attended the grand opening of Lincoln Mercury’s newest car dealership in Shrewsbury, Mass., on March 1. Mary Sheila (McGarvey) McDonald has been named assistant dean for graduate business programs at Philadelphia (Pa.) University. Rosemary C. Reid and her husband, Paul, announce the arrival of their daughter, Katherine Duyen Comerford; born on Nov. 14, 2000; she arrived from Vietnam on June 4, 2001.

1984
Class Co-Chairs
Fred J. O’Connor
Carmine L. Salvucci
Richard W. Shea Jr.

Peter J. Dirksmeier, M.D., and his wife, Caren, announce the birth of their daughters, Emily Kathleen, on Jan. 8, 2000, and Meghan Grace, on May 7, 2001. Dirksmeier is an orthopedic spine surgeon working in private practice in New Hampshire. The Boston Junior Chamber of Commerce recently announced that David J. Grain has been selected as a recipient of one of its Ten Outstanding Young Leader Awards, presented to individuals aged 21 to 40 “who have distinguished themselves from their peers in all facets of their lives, including personal, professional and civic responsibilities.” Grain currently serves as senior vice president, New England region, of AT&T Broadband. Thomas P. Haskins and his wife, Barbara, announce the birth of their daughter, Olivia Gail, on July 31. Cmdr. Judie (Szatowski) Heineman, USN, is currently a student at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. St. Joseph Community Services, Inc., Merrimack, N.H., recently announced that Diane Murphy Quinlan has been appointed to its board of directors. Quinlan, who is an officer with the Manchester, N.H., law firm of Devine, Millimet & Branch, specializes in labor and employment law.

1985
Class Co-Chairs
Thomas M. Flynn
Joseph Terranova
Class Correspondent
Joanne S. Niland

James R. Pescosolido, M.D., who retired from active duty with the Air Force, has established a private practice in psychiatry in Vacaville, Calif.

1986
Class Co-Chairs
Patrick L. McCarthy Jr.
Kathleen A. Quinn

Maura C. Doherty and her husband, Stephen, announce the birth of their daughter, Cori Ruth, on Oct. 29. Doherty is now serving as general counsel at Market Metrics Inc., Quincy, Mass., a market research and consulting firm which advises the financial services and life insurance industries. Francis X. “Chip” Flaherty Jr. and his wife, Leslie ’90, announce the birth of their daughter, Abigail Elizabeth, on Oct. 2. Quinn Gillespie & Associates, a public affairs services consulting firm in Washington, D.C., announced that Marc S. Lampkin has joined its government relations team. Catherine “Kitty” Kane Ronis was recently named a partner in the Washington, D.C., firm of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering; she specializes in communications and e-commerce litigation. Michael A. Simons and his wife, Karen, announce the birth of their daughter, Molly Moritz, on March 4. Simons is a professor at St. John’s University School of Law in Jamaica, N.Y.

MARRIED: Thomas M. Ryan and Stephanie A. Wood, on June 2, 2001, at Ocean Cliff in Newport, R.I.

1987
Class Co-Chairs
Erin B. Grimes
Kathleen E. Moylan
James W. Nawn Jr.

Thomas J. Conte and his wife, Ellen ’88, announce the birth of their daughter, Amelia Margaret, on Dec. 27. Charles E. “Ted” Graney and his wife, Jill, announce the birth of their daughter, Grace Caroline, on Jan. 19. Leila B. Hooshmand and her husband, Ted ’88, announce the birth of their daughter, Aiveen Saoirse, on Sept. 13. Susanne B. and Christian M. McGannon announce the birth of their son, Christian Barrington, on Oct. 30. Christian is now a partner at the Garden City, N.Y., law firm of Picciano & Scahill. Gina (Guarino) Ryan and her husband, Peter, announce the birth of their son, Thomas Anthony, on Dec. 28. Mary Hohman Zinsner, who is a partner in the McLean, Va., law firm of Troutman Sanders Mays & Valentine, was the recipient of the Virginia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (VBA/YLD) Fellows Award. A member of the complex litigation group at Troutman Sanders, Zinsner has served as a member of the executive committee of YLD since 1997. She also developed the VBA/YLD’s “Stop the Violence!” program and held the position of statewide coordinator of the division’s regional Pro Bono Hotlines, which provide assistance to legal aid offices in handling caseloads.

MARRIED: Paul W. Fuegner and Michele Lee, on Sept. 1, at St. Catherine’s Church in Sonoma Valley, Calif. Lt. Cmdr. Karen A. Tsiantas, USN, and Maj. Bradley Weisz, USMC, on Dec. 29, at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Newburyport, Mass.

1988
Class Co-Chairs
Ellen S. Conte
Paul E. Demit

John A. Callinan and his wife, Margaret, announce the birth of their daughter, Jacqueline Rose, on Oct. 27. Francis E. Casale is a managing director for private capital investments at S.A.C. Capital Advisors in Stamford, Conn. Ellen S. Conte and her husband, Thomas ’87, announce the birth of their daughter, Amelia Margaret, on Dec. 27. Thomas K. Diverio and his wife, Kristine ’89, announce the birth of their son, Nicholas James, on Nov. 25. Kevin P. Fitzpatrick and his wife, Patricia ’89, announce the birth of their daughter, Marie Thérese, on Dec. 19, 2000. Carla Iudica-Souza and her husband, Mauricio, announce the birth of their son, Lucas, on Dec. 20. William P. Kelly is a partner in the New York City law firm of McCarthy & Kelly. C. Neal Keye, who received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is now an assistant professor of bilingual culture at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn. Amy Beecher Knowles now works for the New York University College of Dentistry in New York City as the associate director of admissions. Paul B. McMahon and his wife, Michelle, announce the birth of their son, William Henry II, on May 3, 2001. Claire (Rogers) Morris and her husband, Jim, announce the birth of their daughter, Hailey Julie, on Sept. 28. Morris continues to work as a vice president in the equities division at Goldman Sachs in New York City. Jared T. Noering now works in London as the director of treasury and agency trading for Merrill Lynch. Edward P. “Ted” Pidcock and his wife, Leila ’87, announce the birth of their daughter, Aiveen Saoirse, on Sept. 13. Eric J. Schuck, M.D., has opened his own pediatrics practice, Bishop & Schuck Pediatrics, in State College, Pa. Elizabeth B. (Gay) and Dennis R. Scribner Jr., M.D.¸announce the birth of their daughter, Catherine Elizabeth, on Feb. 15. The Scribners have relocated to Knoxville, Tenn., where Dennis has joined the staff of East Tennessee Women’s Care; he is affiliated with the University of Tennessee Hospital and other local hospitals. Dennis completed his fellowship in gynecologic oncology in June 2001. Mary Noeth Slattery and her husband, Keith, announce the birth of their daughter, Caroline Lee, on Nov. 15. Teresa “Tracy” (O’Mara) Spesia and her husband, Dave, announce the birth of their daughter, Teresa Loretta, on May 24, 2001. Spesia, who is a part-time adjunct at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Ill., works in the College of Education supervising student teachers. Nancy (Reidy) Williams and her husband, Brian, announce the birth of their daughter, Lauren Elizabeth, on Nov. 10.

MARRIED: Thomas J. Benison and Maria C. Ricarte, on March 9, at the Church of the Little Flower in Coral Gables, Fla. Francis E. Casale and Kristin Pisacano, on Feb. 23, at St. Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church in New York City. George T. Dowd III and Wendy L. Strauss, at Chatham (Mass.) Bars Inn.

1989
Class Chairs
Christina M. Buckley
Sean T. McHugh

Diana M. Beauchemin and her husband, Gary, announce the birth of their son, Joshua Matthew, on Oct. 27, 2000. Kristine E. Diverio and her husband, Thomas ’88, announce the birth of their son, Nicholas James, on Nov. 25. Patricia O’Kane Fitzpatrick and her husband, Kevin ’88, announce the birth of their daughter, Marie Thérese, on Dec. 19, 2000. Michelle (McManus) Freeman and her husband, Matthew, announce the birth of their son, John Matthew, in May. Freeman now works at State Street Corp. in Quincy, Mass. Michael P. Riendeau and his wife, Mary Ann, announce the birth of their daughter, Emmeline Grace, on March 18. Kevin J. Shea, who is the director of communications and baseball information for the Boston Red Sox, on weekends serves as a Hockey East and ECAC linesman-assistant referee. Kenneth J. Zimmer and his wife, Jill, announce the birth of their daughter, Grace Lawson, on Nov. 6.

MARRIED: Staci L. Sawyer and Christopher W. Kolb, on Dec. 31.

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